1. The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 14.05.2003 passed by the learned Special Judge, Kurukshetra vide which appellant Jag-dish Kumar was held guilty and convicted for the offence punishable under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereafter called the Act) and the order on quantum of sentence of the even date vide which the appellant was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months and to pay a fine of ` 1000/- in default thereof to further undergo imprisonment for a period of one month. The brief facts of giving rise to this prosecution are that on 19.08.1996, complainant PW-6 Kuldeep Kumar presented the application Ex. PF to PW-12 Joginder Nehra, the then Deputy Superintendent of Police, Pehwa alleging therein that he was unemployed. He had taken a loan of ` 40,000/- for running an electric shop from Union Bank Gumthala Garu Branch. Accused-appellant Jagdish Kumar, Branch Manager demanded a sum of ` 4000/- as bribe for disbursement of the said loan amount. That earlier he got released an installment of ` 2000/- for which an iron press was given to the bank Manager as bribe. Th